Tuesday, June 29, 2010

I know I know

I've been doing terrible lately at keeping up, but it just seems like I don't have as much to write about right now. We're basically all settled in here, there's just some random things we still need to get, but I think we're both sick of running around all over the place, so we've taken to just relaxing when he gets off work, or exploring, like today.
I've pretty much just been playing the part of housewife, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and not that its bad, but for my own sanity, I really need to get a job. I haven't really started hunting yet, but I do have an idea of places I want to apply. I think I'm going to go around and get some applications tomorrow.
Other than that, not a whole lot to update. This weekend we're heading down to Oregon to visit B's dad. This will also be my first time meeting him. Eeek...I'm nervous but excited. I've actually talked to him over the phone before and he seems really nice.
I have also come to the conclusion that I really really really need to join a gym here. I think I have gained ten pounds since I left Minnesota, no joke. Mostly due to the fact that we were eating out so much, and even now, B still wants to eat out a lot. I'm trying to get him to eat at home more, we've bought tons of groceries, and I loaded up on fruits and vegetables. Hopefully with the right diet and some excercise I can feel a little better about myself.
Anyway that's all for now, hopefully I'll have something new and exciting to update about soon :)

Monday, June 21, 2010

Finally Getting Settled

This past week and a half has been a whirlwind! B arrived a couple days after I got here early in the morning. We've pretty much been going non stop since then. We got to spend some time with my family and my brother and my surrogate brother Hamilton, who is my brother's best friend. My parents were just in heaven, having my brother home and getting to meet all his friends, and visit Ft. Lewis to see where he lives.
B and I pretty much started looking for an apartment right away, and realized that it wasn't going to be as easy as we thought it would. We drove around and stoped at different complexes and called tons of places, but it was really difficuld to find a two bedroom place. We looked at a one bedroom, but it was definitely just way too small, plus then theres nowhere for any guests to stay. We finally found a two bedroom townhouse, turned in an application on Tuesday and started moving in Thursday. We've been here for 4 days now, and are finally starting to get things settled. The unpacking and organizing has been a lot more work than I thought it would be. We have most everything unpacked, and I've been working on laundry non stop, but I should be able to get all the clothes organized and put away in the next few days. The couch is arriving today after the boys get off work and it will be so nice to finally have a place to sit down! We have our tv set up and we have cable and internet, but no comfy place to sit down. Tomorrow morning our bed arrives too and I'm so excited to not be sleeping on an air matress anymore!
Its definitely been an adjustment getting settled, and B and I have definitely butted heads a lot in the past week. We're both very stubborn, and we both are so used to being independant and doing things on our own, its hard to learn how to do things together, and make decisions together. Of course I have an idea of how I want things to look and how I want to decorate, and he has something completely different in mind, but we're getting the hang of it. It will definitely take awhile to get used to everything, but I'm so ridiculously happy to be here and have B back. I've dreamed about this for months and months, and even though we've hit some bumps, I wouldn't change anything.

Friday, June 11, 2010

I Have Arrived!

I'm in Washington!! Finally! It is so wonderful to be here! I've really enjoyed showing my family around places that I've visited around here, as well as visiting some new places. We went into Seattle today, my parents were appaled by the traffic on I-5, even though I've told them over and over that it's a lot different than the midwest. We did some touristy things, like going up the Space Needle, which was fun, I've done it once already, but it was fun to do it with them since this was their first visit here. We also went to Pike Place Market which I really liked. My dad wasn't a fan, too crowded for him, but my sister and I enjoyed it immensly!
Now we're just sitting and not so patiently waiting..... I don't think time could move any slower. I'm so anxious for their return. I've been looking up apartments all day, and I have it down to four that I really like and want to look at, so hopefully thats something we can do right away! For now I should get some sleep! Tomorrow will be a LONG day!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Long Journey

We've made it over 1,200 miles so far! Tomorrow we start the last leg of our journey, thank god, because even though it has been really great to see the country, I'm ready to be done driving!
We left around 7 am on Tuesday morning and drove until about 10:30 last night, so it was a very long day! The west side of Minnesota and most of South Dakota was really boring, but SD got interesting towards the Wyoming border. We made a loop through The Badlands, which was really cool. Its just this desolate area of the state that looks pretty much inhospitable. There are sharp peaks which I am guessing are formed from the strong winds that blow across the plains, and parts of it actually reminding me of the Grand Canyon, only on a smaller scale. All in all, it was very cool to see. We also stopped in Deadwood SD which was pretty cool. A lot of it is still the original buildings, and there are actors that do reenactments in the street, its a little cheesy, but kind of fun to see. We ate at this little steak place that was really good! By the time we finished eating it was almost dark, so driving out of Deadwood, and through the Black Hills was kind of scary in the dark. It felt like we were just going in circles around the hills, but finally we made it back to the interstate. We were planning on driving to Gillette Wyoming before we stopped, but it was getting really late, and my mom and I started getting tired, so we stopped about 50 miles east of Gillette in a little po dunk town called Sundance. It was a good thing we stopped early too, becaus upon checking into the Best Western, we find out there is some conference going on in Gillette and we wouldn't have been able to find a room there anyway. I had intended on making an entry last night, but by the time we stopped and got a room, I was just ready to crash.
When we started out today we were very happy we waited until morning to drive through the rest of Wyoming because it was really pretty. Once we crossed into Montana we stopped at Little Bighorn, where Custer's last stand took place. It didn't interest me all that much, but my dad really wanted to see it, so we walked up to the cemetary and monument, and walked through the museum. Then we made the long trek across Montana. It actually went faster than I thought, especially once we got to the Rockies and had a spectacualar view. We're on the far side of Montana, in Missoula for the night before we finish the last leg of the journey tomorrow.
I think I'm finally letting myself realize that B really is coming home and I really am going to have him back soon. I've been so reluctant to accept it because I'm afraid that the minute I accept that they really are coming home, they will get delayed and I would be devestated. Especially since my parents can't stay out here very long. I'll try not to think of that though! For now I'm going to get some rest before we have even more driving tomorrow.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Leaving

All my bags are packed and I'm ready to go... And I couldn't be more excited!! Its finally happening, this thing that we have been talking about and planning for months and months. I got most everything to fit in surprisingly well, however I ended up having to leave behind my futon, but my mom works for a trucking company that regularly makes trips out to Tacoma, so she might be able to work something out with them.
This whole weekend has just been a whirlwind. Friday night I celebrated my going away downtown at the bars with a bunch of my friends, and it was so much fun to let loose with all these people that I grew up with. It will probably be a very long time before I see any of them again. Saturday was spent preparing for my sister's graduation party, and of course playing with my baby cousin Rowan, who is just a gem. She is just the sweetest baby ever. Then Sunday was the big day. It was so much fun to see my little sister graduate, I'm just so excited for all the opportunites she is currently facing! I remember what it was like to be graduating, and feeling like you're whole life was just starting. I kind of feel like that right now. The speaker they had was this guy who graduated from our school, and is now a famous pastry chef on the food network which I think is pretty cool. He had some really great things to say, and was a very charismatic speaker. One thing that I really liked that he talked about was living outside the box. And thinking about it, I realized that all these people who are living in Chatfield, and staying in this area, never going out and experiencing anything else are living inside the box, and some of them are perfectly content to stay there. This baffles me, becuase I have never been one to be content to live inside the box. I want to travel the world and see everything. This move is giving me the opportunity to live outside the box, moving somewhere I've never lived before. Heading out there without a job or a place to live is kind of a freeing feeling. You only live once, and I want to start taking advantage of this life and exploring all of its possibilites.
I'm ready for anything life throws at me.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

In My Life

The Beatles

There are places I remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Done

I had my last day of work at American Eagle today, and it was bittersweet. I am really happy to be done working there, and very ready for a break from working for awhile, but I will miss some people a lot. There are some really great people that work there, people I will miss seeing regularly. They could always cheer me up if I was having a bad day, and I could tell them about things that were going on in my life. I am really looking forward to finding a new job though, hopefully something that pays a little more.
I started really packing up my stuff today. I took a full carload of stuff to my parents house already, and last night I sorted through a bunch of stuff and did a lot of organizing. I finally feel like I'm getting something accomplished. My room is starting to look bare, and I'm really excited to just be fully moved out instead of having half of my stuff at my parents and half of my stuff here. Tomorrow I'm going to take a load of clothes up to Plato's Closet and hopefully get some things sold, then everything else is going to Goodwill. It feels good to declutter things, and I guess moving is the best way to do that. I'll probably do some more decluttering when we move again.
After seeing all the boxes I packed up today I'm getting a little nervous about space. I though I was doing really good, but now I'm not so sure. I think I'll have to get some more of those vacuum seal bags for my clothes.
I can't believe that I'm less than 10 days away from having B home with me. I can't believe that we finally get to move in together and start our lives. I'm so incredibly excited and I can't wait to be selfish and have him all to myself. I am so proud of myself for how well I made it through this year, and I think it was a really good test of our love. And guess what, we passed with flying colors! I am even more in love with him than I was when he left, and all of those doubts have gone out the window. I feel so lucky to have found such a wonderful man, somebody who loves me and always sees the best in me. I can't wait to spend forever with him.